float
Buoyant parade vehicle
When something floats, it is lighter than what is below it and thus does not seem subject to gravity.
Boats float on water, and balloons float in the air.
If you float a proposal or idea, you communicate it in order to gauge a reaction.
If rumors are floating, people are exchanging them in conversation.
If a currency floats, its value is variable.
A float is something that is buoyant in water (fishing float, pool float), a soft drink with ice cream (root beer float), and a platform that is part of a parade: The class rode on the float they had decorated.
Fishing line indicator
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
- lifebuoyThrowable flotation device
buoy · inflatable · swim bladder · buoyant · waterline · displacement · raft · inner tube
Floating without control
- currentDirected flow of charge
- downstreamAlong the current's path
- meanderTo travel without direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
waft · sail · aimless · lazy river · drifting · eddy · flow · stream
Float in air
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- hangSuspend from above
- midairSuspended in flight
- weightlessHaving no heft
antigravity · maglev · hovercraft · glide · airborne · hovering · zero-gravity · levitation
Churned frozen dairy dessert
- root beerSassafras-flavored soft drink
- colaCaffeinated carbonated beverage
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
glass · straw · scoop · fizzy · creamy · fountain · malted · dessert
Light and well-ventilated
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
delicate · weightless · billowy · fluffy · diaphanous · gauzy · drifty · insubstantial
Buoyant swimming training aid
- noodleLong thin pasta strand
- water wingsInflatable arm floats
- floatiesInflatable swim aids
- laneDesignated travel strip
pool · relax · sunbathe · lounge · treading · face-up · starfish · survival
Formal moving line
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- pageantStaged public display
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- Rose ParadeAnnual floral procession
carnival · marching · streamers · spectators · costume · throne · festival · celebration
Medium of exchange
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- marketVenue for trade
- devalueReduce perceived worth
- appreciateRecognize value or merit
fluctuate · monetary · peg · forex · trading · central bank · speculation · dollar
bobber
Fishing line indicator
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- pontoonBuoyant platform or vessel
- lifejacketBuoyant vest for water
lifebuoy · buoy · inflatable · swim bladder · buoyant · waterline · displacement · raft · inner tube · pool noodle
adrift
Floating without control
- currentDirected flow of charge
- downstreamAlong the current's path
- meanderTo travel without direction
glide · waft · sail · aimless · lazy river · drifting · eddy · flow · stream · tide
levitate
Float in air
weightless · antigravity · maglev · hovercraft · glide · airborne · hovering · zero-gravity · levitation · stationary
ice cream
Churned frozen dairy dessert
vanilla · glass · straw · scoop · fizzy · creamy · fountain · malted · dessert · parlor
helium
Lightest noble gas
ascend · rise · basket · gondola · airship · blimp · dirigible · zeppelin · gas · envelope
airy
Light and well-ventilated
gossamer · delicate · weightless · billowy · fluffy · diaphanous · gauzy · drifty · insubstantial · vaporous
kickboard
Buoyant swimming training aid
- noodleLong thin pasta strand
- water wingsInflatable arm floats
- floatiesInflatable swim aids
lane · pool · relax · sunbathe · lounge · treading · face-up · starfish · survival · rest
procession
Formal moving line
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- pageantStaged public display
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
Rose Parade · carnival · marching · streamers · spectators · costume · throne · festival · celebration · route
currency
Medium of exchange
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
- marketVenue for trade
- devalueReduce perceived worth
appreciate · fluctuate · monetary · peg · forex · trading · central bank · speculation · dollar · euro
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- "long O" wordsgo, no, so, oh, boat
- beach gearshovel, beach umbrella, beach ball, beach chair, beach towel
- carnivalparade, costume, ferris wheel, roller coaster, carousel
- fishing gearfishing rod, hook, spinning rod, spinning reel, nets
- floating structurespontoon, barge, raft, buoy, houseboat
- floating aroundMoving without fixed course
- root beer floatIce cream in soda
- float aroundMove without fixed course
- whatever floats your boatPersonal preference accepted
- ice cream floatSoda topped with frozen dairy
- parade floatsDecorated platforms in marches
floating, afloat, floated, floats, floaty, flotilla, flotation, floatiest, floating-point